The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-05-07

sUGARrowN, April Is, 1887,
editor Lake Charles Echo:

Editor Lake Charles Echo;
In the Commercial of yonr town of
the 9th inst. appears an article pur.
porting to be an answer to mine of
the week before in the EoHO, signed
zone of EN-"
Now, wish to answer it in all can
dor and fairness. lido not propose to
use slang phrases for arguments nor
apply approbrious epithots to him be-
cause we do not agree on the subject
discussed. | leave that for men of
low instincts and defective develop
ment of character, From the way he
writes must have touched him on q
tender spot, not Intentionally, however.
He may be contractor who wants a
fat job of making ten or fifteen thou
sand dollars clear, out of the parish,
for a pretended fre-proof building.
He starts out by accusing me with
lying, by repeating my language, "As
an ornament to the town and cOnVen-
ience of the officials" etc., and says,
~ never heard the subject mooted on
any such ground" But before he
gets through he repeats the very same
idea in his own language. Here it is:
"a Court House, which, of itself will
be an ornament to the town."
He states his grievances in three
propositions first, second, thirdly, but
fourthIy fails to appear; undoubtly 1t
blew out of the window before reach
ing the printer. In his first he ap-
pears to have just discovered what a
terrible loss it would be if the present
Court House should be burned.
Would it not be vastly greater if a
new one was erected and should get
burDed2 Often very fine court houses,
and even those that are called fire.
proof, get destroyed by fire, together
with all their contents. Only few
years ago whole blocks of granite
rock, fire-proof buildings in the city Of
Boston, were destroyed in spite of the
efforts of the fire, department and citl
zens, the same is true of Chicago,
His second proposition is for the
accommodation of the public, Jurors
etc. All that l have ever talked with
on the subject say they never fail tc
get good accommodations in Lake
Charles, when they have the money tc
pay for them.
His third proposition, that "thit
great parish may have a Court House
where a court can be held with becom
ing solemnity and dignity" etc.
| Wonderful solemnity Wonderful
dignity! Show us your solemnity anC
dignity, and we will venture to iBsuTC
you a house of equal dignity to put !
in. A dignity that will insult Judg'
on the street for decision made il
time of court, or report him to Stat
officials as an igRoramus, is not pub
| lished in the books, nor Taught in tn
| law-sehools.
ue closes with these words: ~
new Court House We mill hare I Croak
ers like A. Severance to the contrary
notwithstanding. Oh spoiled child
| you WILL have piece Of cake whethe
mamma is willing to it or not. If
man is to be called a croaker for dill
feripg from another IN opinion, an
defending The rights of the man
against the eneroachments of a few
then we are all croakers, and in tb
same boat together. And now,
some of EN-" wants to discuss this G
any other proposition over bis oW
signature, am willing to meet him ]
the same spirit but, if be is onl
~ man because he wears the huma
form,p let him hide himself behind hi
nom de plume and gush forth his ep
thets tilI he gets tired ! shall !
non est.
II The editor of the above name
. paper comments on that article wit
much cheer, and says il has the tTr
ring. Yes, brass is one Of the comp
/ nent parts Of bell mettle, ! do nt
} complain at all at bis comments,
the manner in which he handles b
! subject but do think that he ougl
g to examine a little more critically /
article that accuses man Of falls
hood without any jnstifable caus
before going into eestacies in prai
Of it. he seems to have just disco
cred that Lake Charles is sufficient
civilized to be entitled to new Con
House. But we think 1T would
more modest in them, since they ha,
1 50 recently emerged from q state
2 barbarism into the marvellous light
civilization, to wait awhile until th,
Y take on other more necessary inpToy
u ments. A. SEyERAEcE.
III -T-------~-5- =
Astonishing Success.